Weak Carpenter won't confront McGinty?

Don’t upset Jim McGinty.

Carpenter's failure to apologise and right the CCC’s wrongs shows the Desert Rat who is really in charge.

Carpenter won’t ask the Corruption and Crime Commission (CCC) to apologise to Paul Frewer. Why? It may upset McGinty, because it also clears Burke of any suggestion of manipulation of Paul Frewer. [Burke had earlier been cleared of any wrongdoing by the CCC but the adverse finding against Frewer and other public servants was designed to reflect on Burke; i.e., he got them into trouble].

Carpenter says the CCC got it wrong, but Carpenter never publically stood behind his senior Department of Premier and Cabinet bureaucrat Petrice Judge who got it right. Her report earlier cleared Paul Frewer of any misconduct. Standing up for Petrice Judge would have reflected badly on the CCC, so Petrice Judge wasn't supported. Why? It may have upset McGinty – so she was left to hang-out and dry.

Carpenter talks about looking at the CCC Act to see if it should be changed to make them apologise. More Carpenter spin and empty talk-talk rubbish. Apologies are about the truth, honour and remorse. They are worthless if forced on people. You don’t write apologies into legislation Alan!

Carpenter says nothing about revisiting the Smith’s Beach Report when it is demonstrably incorrect – now nothing more than a grubby political document. Why? It may upset McGinty. Carpenter will not seek to have the Report which is tabled in Parliament corrected. Why? It may upset McGinty. So it will continue to lie on the public record as a poison bait waiting for any unthinking dog to swallow.

What was all about Paul Frewer’s integrity (and tainting Burke) is now about the integrity of McGinty, Carpenter and the CCC.

The Desert Rat thinks it is high-time the CCC, Carpenter and McGinty apologise and correct the public record.